341 Knowing One Better Than Yourself

Lunaria stared at Erich with a deep sense of curiosity. It had been some time since she met with a member of the Germanic Military. Not only was Erich's age unusual for his position, but his demeanor was respectful to her, too respectful.

He had gone out of his way to call her his empress and had bowed before her not out of obligation but genuine respect. There was not a hint in his unusual silver eyes, a condition that undoubtedly meant that this man had suffered great difficulty on his path to power. 

This caused a look of admiration to appear in Lunaria's eyes as she spoke to Erich, and not his superior. 

"Field Marshal Jaeger... How interesting... Prove yourself worthy to me and I may remember the name... Now tell me Field Marshal, what exactly is going on with this little alliance of yours? I have known for some time now that the Germanic Star-Empire was on favorable terms with the Great Oni Empire, but not to this extent...